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Fall Application Deadlines for 100 Honors Colleges and Programs

Editor’s Note: These deadlines are now updated for Fall 2020. Please verify all dates with the university in case of changes.

Below is a list of application deadlines for 80 public university honors colleges and programs. Please note that some deadlines are fast-approaching, while a few are as late as the Spring and Summer of 2020.

If the deadlines are separated into categories (early action, early decision, regular deadline, priority deadline, etc.), we will list the deadlines for each category.

Alabama Honors: For University Fellows applications, the deadline is December 15, 2019; for other applications there is “no formal deadline,” but for housing and orientation purposes, the earlier the better. Automatic invitation to qualified students.

Arizona State Honors (Barrett): Early action deadline- November 1, 2019 (notification December 20); regular deadline- January 15, 2019 (notification February 28); Late consideration I, March 8, 2020 (notification April 17); Late consideration II, April 1, 2020 (notification May 15).

Arkansas Honors: November 1, 2019 is priority deadline for scholarships; final scholarship deadline is January 15, 2020; final Fall application deadline is August 1, 2020, but this might be too late for honors college.

College of Charleston Honors: Early decision deadline November 1, 2019, decision December 15, 2019. To be considered for honors college interview weekend, deadline is December 1, 2019, and decision by January 31, 2020. Regular deadline is February 15, 2020 with decision by April 15, 2020.

Colorado Boulder Honors:Apply to university by specified deadlines and Office of Admissions invites students to participate, usually top 10% of arts and sciences applicants.

Colorado State Honors: The Honors application date is February 1, 2020. In some cases, we may ask for additional information (such as fall grades) before making a final decision. After the deadline has passed, qualified students may be placed on a waiting list if the program is at capacity.

Florida Atlantic (Wilkes Honors):To be considered for prestigious WHC scholarships (e.g., Flagler), early application is encouraged. The deadline for applications is May 1 for upcoming academic year. Application via the Common App is recommended.

Florida International Honors: Online application available October 1, 2019. Priority deadline is January 15, 2020. Final deadline is May 1, 2020. Separate honors application and essay required.

Florida State Honors: For presidential scholarship, honors medical, or honors legal, deadline is November 1, 2019. Honors application deadline is February 19, 2020.

Georgia State Honors:Honors applicants encourage to apply early action by November 15, 2019; regular action deadline is March 1, 2020.

North Carolina Honors: Must be accepted by university first, followed by honors invitation. University early action deadline is November 1, 2019. Regular deadline is February 13, 2020. Qualified students will receive an invitation after applying to UNC.

Ohio State Honors: Test scores, letters of recommendation, etc., by November 1, 2019.

Oklahoma Honors: University scholarship deadline is December 15, 2019. Final deadline is February 1, 2020. No separate deadline for honors college.

Oklahoma State Honors: Deadline for many scholarships is November 1, 2019. Final deadline is February 1, 2020, by electronic submission.

Oregon Honors (Clark): Early action deadline November 1, 2019, with all materials due November 7, 2019; notification December 15, 2019. Regular deadline January 15, 2020, with all materials due February 1, 2020; notification April 1, 2020.

Penn State Honors (Schreyer): (Schreyer): Priority deadline November 1, 2019, allows for interviews by end of January, 2020; final deadline December 4, 2019; notification by late February, 2020.

Pitt Honors: “We operate on a rolling admission policy and although there is no specific deadline to apply for admission, it is to your advantage to plan ahead and apply early.” The priority deadline for scholarships and honors is November 1, 2019.

Purdue Honors: Early action deadline is November 1, 2019, for admission and scholarships.

Rhode Island Honors: Early action deadline is December 1, 2019; regular deadline is February 1, 2020.

South Carolina Honors: Preferred deadline for scholarships and honors college early answer admission is October 15, 2019. Test score assignment to university and letters of recommendation, no later than November 15, 2019.

Univ at Buffalo (SUNY) Honors: Early action by November 15, 2019, to university and provide all test results and supporting material by December 15, 2019, also the scholarship deadline. Regular decision is February 1, 2020.

UT Austin Plan II: May apply beginning August 1, 2018; recommended deadline is November 1, 2019, but final deadline is December 1, 2019. Applications are reviewed in the order in which they are accepted.

Virginia Commonwealth Honors: Applications to the Honors College from incoming freshmen are accepted through April 15 of the senior year in high school. However, students are encouraged to apply by our priority deadline of February 1.

Virginia Tech Honors: University early decision deadline November 1, 2019, with notification December 15; early action deadline December 1, 2019, with notification February 22, 2020; regular deadline is January 15, 2020, and notification by March 5, 2020.